Oshkosh Army vet, wife face eviction for flag display

8:03 AM,
May 26, 2010

Charlie and Dawn Price face eviction because they violate their apartment company's rule by hanging a flag at the dining room window. The couples see the flag as a way to honor Charlie's military services while the company sees it as a political statement. Gannett Wisconsin Media photo

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While American flags across the country will be proudly displayed this holiday weekend as a tribute to those who gave their lives while serving their country, one Oshkosh couple is being told they must take their flag down.

Dawn and Charlie Price have been told by their apartment's management company that they must take down an American flag they have hanging in the dining room window of their west-side apartment by Saturday or face eviction.

For Charlie Price, a 28-year-old veteran who served tours of duty in Kosovo and Iraq, and his wife Dawn, the flag is a way to honor Charlie Price's military ...